January 2010
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on struggling and exploring the undiscovered
in a recent post I said: feeling uncomfortable, I think, is one of the greatest pleasures in life. it embodies the length at which you’re willing to push yourself to learn, grow and truly experience life.
my nyc lesson #3…
like the emotions involved with feeling uncomfortable, I crave the emotions involved with struggle. it means i’m working on something really meaningful and...
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“Today, I have the opportunity to change everything. My whole life hinges on...”
– — Sid Savara
http://bit.ly/7DNHyw (via pearsonify)
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“i am totally confident not that the world will get better, but that we should...”
– howard zinn
yessss!!!!
back I go to dwelling in the possibility of changing the world…
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“So, I made plans to go to lunch with Fred. And then the day before, the morning...”
– How Fred Wilson Won Jerry Colonna As A Partner By Canceling A Meeting With Him [clip] | Mixergy - Online Business Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs
yet another reason to heart @fredwilson
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“You know you’ve achieved perfection in design, Not when you have nothing...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
(h/t @colinismyname)
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“The crescendo will come when all products that we consume are in step with the...”
– Jeff Rosenthal: Products With Purpose Will Change the World
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“Whether we like it or not, America is a consumer culture, in which people define...”
– Jeff Rosenthal: Products With Purpose Will Change the World
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there are two paths in life...
for as long as i can remember, my mom has regularly shared with me her “two paths” story. even today, close friends of mine remember this story and the impact it had on their upbringing.
as much as I may have rolled my eyes at four, eight, sixteen and twenty-one years old, now I think about what my momma said and I smile.
the story goes like this…
“there are two path...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-24) →
Chew Lips (28)
Hot Chip (15)
xx (12)
Kid Cudi (8)
The Parlor Mob (5)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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from semi-comfortable in SF to living it up in...
now is not about looking for answers because we don’t yet know their meaning. now is about living for the question and experiencing the answer.
I would have never guessed that one week ago I was about to go from living a semi-comfortable life in San Franicsco to living a much more uncertain, adventurous (and the life I was dreaming of) in NYC.
I also would have never guessed that within...
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“Once you free yourself from the need for perfect acceptance, it’s a lot...”
– Seth godin
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“Following your dreams is perhaps the most important thing to do in life.”
– Dave Morin
So proud of you, Dave. Thank you for your continued passion, energy and inspiration. The things I foresee for you make my imagination explode and I cannot wait to watch you succeed beyond your wildest dreams. With you, it’s not a matter of if, it’s a matter of when…...
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“defy odds. dare to do the seemingly impossible. use your mind to solve problems....”
– my nyc lesson #2. questioning something? go experience it as directly and aggressively as possible. that’s how answers are found.
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“don’t tell people what you’re going to do. tell people what you did....”
– life lesson #1 as I leave my life in SF and head to NYC
(only three people knew I was going to resign before I resigned (not including myself). i didn’t even tell my mother! (we tell each other everything.))
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think less, do more - follow your path
a lot of people in life will advise you on your right path (or what they think is your right path), the steps you need to take to get from A to B and every possibility you should consider before making a decision.
“you should work for this company because as soon as you spend at least X years and 100 hours / week hating your life and having no free time at the #1 firm in the world, you...
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“love what and who you love, forgive faults because you have several, surround...”
– the brilliant manifesto of miss michelle jin jin gilbert
(michelle sent this to me in a private message after i posted kicking the shit out of preconceived notions: my 2010 manifesto. i love both her and her manifesto.)
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“Curiosity is the very basis of education and if you tell me that curiosity...”
– Arnold Edinborough
Amen!
(via sarahejennings)
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live a regret-free life
i had a thought-provoking life chat with a friend tonight who was surprised to learn that i have no regrets. not that he didn’t believe me, he just found it unusual. well, i found it unusual that he found it unusual so here I am now pondering my thoughts on the unusual.
thinking about our convo more, i really cannot think of anything in my life that I would do differently. sure,...
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“But, in my opinion, people who hold back from giving love are taking a bigger...”
– Live a life full of love
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always challenge, express what's important to you,...
i had one of the most incredible conversations with my Mom yesterday. she’s going through a hard time as she’s packing up her life in Naperville (a suburb of Chicago) and gearing up to make some major life changes. right now she’s sort of alone in Chicago. she owns an awesome company but it doesn’t really do it for her anymore. she wants to move to Florida because it...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-1-17) →
Bonobo (47)
Architecture in Helsinki (28)
Atmosphere (23)
Arcade Fire (22)
Blockhead (8)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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Watchmy best boy from chicago, shan, knows how to get down. (he’s the one screaming 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…) i heart and miss him.
ps - one note, shan. there’s a disconnect when you show @superfun because that’s not actually your twitter handle. you need to show @superfunparty.
jamareaton:
Damn it was a good year.
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“One of the greatest discoveries a man can make, one of his greatest suprises, is...”
– Henry Ford (via) (via jamareaton)
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happiness defined
happiness to me is inspiring action in other people. nothing satisfies me more than listening to others and discovering what their passions are, and then helping them understand there are no obstacles holding them back (except their own mind). I like to get deep, deep into their innermost thoughts, desires, ambitions and fears - what scares them, excites them, inspires them, drives them....
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on measuring internal social media programs
Of course these days everyone is wanting to hear about how to measure the effectiveness of social media programs. But since Blue Shirt Nation (BSN) is an internal effort, how does Best Buy decide what value is being created by BSN for the company? Are you focusing more on numbers, or helping your employees connect and share information?
Gary Koelling, Director of Emerging Media @ Best Buy,...
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